This seems insane, are you telling me that these cars will travel at a speed whose distance is longer than the radar can detect? That is _guaranteeing_ crashes.
"Low beams or dipped lights should shine about 150 to 200 feet ahead, while high beams or brights should shine about 350 to 400 feet ahead" [1].
Would it be customary for someone on that highway to have their high beams engaged?
Using them in this situation will cause major glare from mirrors of the drivers in front, and possibly for the drivers in the opposing direction.
[1] as indicated by the stopped vehicle being reported in the center lane
It is not for finding stopped stuff in the middle of the road at high speed. I hear there are too many false positives for that to be done.
But we don't know how many other vehicles were on the road and what light they were casting. The bystander who reported witnessing the crash was within visual distance, so couldn't have been too far ahead of the MachE. It wasn't reported if there were any other vehicles. If you have enough vehicles on the road (with their lights on) lack of overhead illumination isn't too significant.
It’s designed to fix driver inputs during a panic. You’re right it doesn’t do anything on its own.